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557. Monardella lanceolata Gray. Mountain mint. Pennyroyal. 

 Labiata. 



A common herb. Popular remedy, used by the Spaniards to cure 

 various ailments, to relieve colic, as a diaphoretic, etc. 



558. Monardella sheltoni Torr. Labiatce. 



A fragrant herb used as a tea and to relieve colic and to purify the 

 )lood. Other species occur in the State which no doubt have similar 

 >roperties. 



559. Monolopia major D. C. Composite. 



Reported to be poisonous. Requires further study. (U. of C. Agr. 

 !xp. Sta. Rep. p. 258, 1897-98.) 



560. Morus species. Mulberry. Moracece. 



Various species and varieties introduced into the State. M. rubra 

 id M. alba are the best known. Fruits highly relished, mildly laxa- 

 tive and cooling; useful in fevers. 



561. Mucuna pruriens D. C. Cowage. Cowhage. Leguminosce. 



A climbing plant, sometimes cultivated. The fruit spicules used as 

 worm remedy (round worms). An effective but disagreeable remedy, 

 r hich is no longer used by physicians. Plant not reported from the 

 Jtate. 



562. Musa sapientium L. Banana. Musacece. 



The fruit of this plant is familiarly known. The bananas thrive in 

 :he State, but are apparently not grown on a large commercial scale, 

 'he fruit pulp is very nutritious, eaten raw or fried in butter. Fruits 



lould be well ripened before eating. 



563. Mushrooms or Toadstools. Fungi. 



Well-known plants. Some are l ' edible ' ' and some are poisonous. A 

 wise precaution is not to eat any of them, thus avoiding the danger of 

 poisoning. They have no food value. So frequent are fatal cases of 

 poisoning that it was made desirable to organize ' ' mycological clubs" 

 throughout the United States as a means of mutual safeguarding against 

 poisoning. All this trouble can be avoided by not eating mushrooms. 

 The mushroom taste in the human animal is to be compared to the taste 

 acquired by some cattle for noxious weeds. There is a voluminous 

 literature on mushroom culture. 



564. Myosurus alopecuroides Greene. Antioch mouse tail. Ra- 



iiii nculacece. 



Found in low grounds. Requires further study as to medicinal prop- 

 erties. 



565. Myosurus minimus L. Mouse tail. Ranunculacece. 

 Perhaps identical with above species. 



